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This is a listing of personal, Group, and Project progress blogs that have had recent activity (most recent at the top.) Only the most recent posting for each blog is listed, so be sure to click on the name of the article to see all of the articles for that Member, Group or project.
Exposing baby milk pushers to strengthen UK formula marketing regs. Blog
Mike's Blog
christine's Blog
On-Line Support for Parents in Israel Blog
Shoshana's Blog
Esme's Blog
Lisa's Blog
Womanly Art of Breastfeeding Removes the Language Barriers Blog
Breastfeeding Peer Counselors in Paraguay Blog
Pushpa's Blog
MiniFair Blog
Chinese translation of Handbook for volunteers Blog
Mary's Blog
Pushpa's Blog
Build a Better LatchOn Blog
Karyn-grace's Blog
Rachel's Blog
Latin America attending Chicago 2007 Confererence Blog
Distribute breastfeeding book to Israeli mothers Blog
Anna's Blog
Alejandra's Blog
African-American breastfeeding support and information video Blog
Michele's Blog
Leslie (Micky)'s Blog
NICOLE's Blog
World Wide Peer Counselor Courses: Now in Uganda Blog
Leader Accreditation workshop in Latin America. Blog
Parkland Memorial Hospital Phase 2 Blog
Promote Breastfeeding to Pregnant Women Blog
Computer for Desktop Publishing Blog
French LLLI Books to Send to Russia Blog
House for nursing mothers homeless from Hurricane Blog
Breastfeeding-Friendly Childcare Blog
Hirkani's Daughters Blog
Diversity in Global Sessions Blog
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Posted by Mike on 2008/10/23 2:54 am |
| I've been leaving comments on this project in the wrong place (as comments to a previous post by Esme). I hope this works! This is an update on developments to do with our project. It helped us submit evidence to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, produce our latest... | |
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Mike's Blog
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Posted by Mike on 2008/10/22 10:26 am |
| I've been leaving comments on this project in the wrong place (as comments to a previous post by Esme). I hope this works! This is an update on developments to do with our project. It helped us submit evidence to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, produce our latest... | |
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christine's Blog
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Posted by christine on 2008/10/22 7:23 am |
| Where is the Money? Par Social Edge - Dernière modification 07/10/2008 15:09 Hosted by Hernan Pisano (October 2008) AN ECONOMIST'S ANATOMY OF SOCIAL ENTERPRISE FUNDING Three clusters can be identified in the for-profit to non-profit... | |
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On-Line Support for Parents in Israel Blog
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Posted by Shoshana on 2008/10/01 12:57 pm |
| We have succeeded in introducing attachment parenting into the professional community in Israel. I have just completed giving a second course to professionals at an academic college in Jerusalem (Lander Inst.), and am getting ready to begin a 3rd group in... | |
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Shoshana's Blog
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Posted by Shoshana on 2008/09/24 12:48 am |
| At Life Center we are succeeding in promoting awareness of the concepts of attachment in the mainstream in Israel. This past year 20 professionals who work in the fields of education and counseling have joined our organization to learn about the attachment style of parenting and... | |
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Esme's Blog
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Posted by Esme on 2008/09/22 5:43 am |
| How exciting! Even in these tough financial times, we still have generous donors who help our project managers to make their dreams come true. In the last week two projects were fully funded: 1. Chinese translation of Handbook for volunteers and 2. Exposing baby milk pushers to strengthen UK... | |
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Lisa's Blog
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Posted by Lisa on 2008/07/18 12:07 pm |
| My book needs a publisher. Help me create the ultimate breastfeeding photo book. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you. Lisa | |
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Womanly Art of Breastfeeding Removes the Language Barriers Blog
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Posted by Michele on 2008/05/21 7:28 am |
| The Parkland Outreach Project applied for and received a $900 grant from 2008 USA Divisions Joints Grant Projects from La Leche League USA ( www.lllusa.org ) this year. The money is going to be used for funding some books and videos geered towards breastfeeding the preemie to... | |
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Breastfeeding Peer Counselors in Paraguay Blog
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Posted by Pushpa on 2007/09/07 6:35 am |
| Lectores: 36837 Martes 7 de Agosto Asuncion: 19°C. H 24.0% Asunción, Paraguay, Sábado 04 de Agosto de 2007 Locales DESDE WABA, EN CHICAGO, EE.UU. Premiaron a Parhupar por fomentar la lactancia... | |
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Pushpa's Blog
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Posted by Pushpa on 2007/09/06 8:10 pm |
| L I F E S T Y L Ehttp://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2007/7/23/lifefocus/18096089&sec=lifefocus Go elsewhere ----------------------- News Business Market Watch Metro Sports Lifestyle Entertainment Technology Education Mind... | |
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MiniFair Blog
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Posted by Esme on 2007/08/02 3:55 am |
| The LatchOn.org mini-fair at the La Leche League International Conference in Chicago was a success. We had 86 visitors who voted for the projects of their choice. Ivy Makelin's project "Chinese Translation of the manuel for volunteers" received the most votes (82). An amount of $450 was donated... | |
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Chinese translation of Handbook for volunteers Blog
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Posted by Esme on 2007/07/25 10:09 pm |
| The LatchOn.org team would like to congratulate Ivy for receiving the most votes from people from all over the world. We have donated $450 to this project as the project receiving the most votes. This project is now 79% funded and only needs another $405 to be fully funded. | |
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Mary's Blog
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Posted by Mary on 2007/07/25 10:05 am |
| Thank You Lucy Shares for sending LLL of Lake of the Ozarks its first book, "The Breastfeeding Book". Our lending library continues to grow! | |
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Pushpa's Blog
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Posted by Pushpa on 2007/07/24 5:53 am |
| Promoting breastfeeding Fact File NAME: Pushpa Valli Panadam AGE: 51 EDUCATION: B.Sc. Chemistry (Hons), Dip. Ed., Universiti Malaya; LLB (Hons), University of London, Breastfeeding Peer Counsellor Administrator's Programme, LLLI, 2003, San Francisco,... | |
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Build a Better LatchOn Blog
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Posted by Marcia on 2007/07/20 12:52 pm |
| We constantly strive to improve LatchOn. With the generous support of donors like you we add new features to the online marketplace, accept exciting new projects and help them succeed, and host fascinating conversations in our online community . Here are some of the... | |
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Karyn-grace's Blog
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Posted by Karyn-grace on 2007/07/17 5:30 pm |
| I am offering a unique opportunity for professionals and interested parties to get in on the ground level of this study by offering their feedback on the tools being generated for the Lactation Management Model. If you will be attending the La Leche League International Conference,... | |
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Rachel's Blog
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Posted by Rachel on 2007/07/13 10:40 pm |
| I am excited to be here and mingling with like minded people with the best interest of our future generations in mind. I am not a traditional lactivist. I am a photographer that enjoys learning about humans and how we blossom. I am honored to illustrate the breastfeeding... | |
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Latin America attending Chicago 2007 Confererence Blog
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Posted by Alejandra on 2007/07/02 6:55 pm |
| Dear Donors, Thank you for trusting us and our project. It will be a great honor and a great responsibility for us to attend this Conference in Chicago representing our volunteers. We would like to tell you that your help will be... | |
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Distribute breastfeeding book to Israeli mothers Blog
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Posted by Esme on 2007/05/10 12:24 pm |
| I had the privilege to visit Mamash, Israel's first family oriented drop-in centre for mothers and babies. Ellen Shein provides a great environment for mothers, and their babies and children. A large playroom equipped with all possible toys and playing equipment keeps the toddlers happy. Mamash... | |
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Anna's Blog
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Posted by Anna on 2007/04/15 7:23 am |
| Have just submitted a project for review. I would like to attend the 50th Anniversary Conference of LLL at Chicago along with my husband, since we have been involved as a team in all community projects right from the beginning of our marriage. I am currently completing my certification process... | |
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Alejandra's Blog
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Posted by Alejandra on 2007/03/29 10:54 am |
| We are at a crucial moment in La Leche League (LLL) history where we need to find local strategies (with Latino culture in mind) so that the organization we hold so close to our hearts can grow in all the region, thus increasing the number of Leaders helping more mothers. We want to show... | |
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African-American breastfeeding support and information video Blog
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Posted by Esme on 2007/02/19 2:01 pm |
| Thank you Esme! I saw it and I have kind of been in shock! I am currently working on the script for the project. I can NOT believe this happened so quickly. When I told the docter I am working with, her eyes got so big!!! I I am so excited that Latchon.org works so well!... | |
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Michele's Blog
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Posted by Michele on 2007/02/12 3:53 pm |
| I would like to send an update of our work with Parkland. We began this project in March 2005. At that time, they had no IBCLCs working with the birth mothers. They had no breastfeeding class prior to birth. They only had one part time nurse with a passion for breastfeeding who contacted LLL of... | |
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Leslie (Micky)'s Blog
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Posted by Leslie (Micky) on 2007/01/17 8:02 pm |
| Microphone rental - $100 a day Food and water for moms in video and volunteer film crew - $100 Camera Rental - $250 a day Lighting - $250 to $750 per day Just making some notes to myself. I am hoping we will be able to call on favors instead of actually having to pay for all this. Micky | |
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NICOLE's Blog
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Posted by NICOLE on 2006/12/20 10:40 pm |
| I had a wonderful first year as a Union Institute student majoring in maternal infant health, specializing in lactation. My grades are as follow: Internship A Social Cultural Issues--waiting Maternal Infant Nutrition B Advanced Writing and Research A I wrote several research papers this... | |
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World Wide Peer Counselor Courses: Now in Uganda Blog
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Posted by Esme on 2006/11/16 12:23 pm |
| Budget for 2 resource persons on the Art of breast feeding U $ Venue Lunch No of days Accomodation, breakfast & laundry Transport from the hotel to the venue Total cost 84x5 8... | |
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Leader Accreditation workshop in Latin America. Blog
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Posted by Esme on 2006/11/16 10:37 am |
| Waleska Porras wrote in her article VI Latin American Workshop: "One of the most memorable moments was when we welcomed two new Leaders who just completed their accreditation process during the workshop. It’s always exciting to welcome new Leaders, but in this case it was... | |
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Parkland Memorial Hospital Phase 2 Blog
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Posted by Shelly on 2006/05/16 11:24 am |
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Promote Breastfeeding to Pregnant Women Blog
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Posted by Esme on 2006/02/11 8:39 am |
| I was so excited to see that our project was funded 100%. I designed and bought the magnets. I was able to buy a larger size magnet than originally expected because of these extra funds. We also bought the stickers and a few posters to promote breastfeeding at the Baby Faire. The event is in... | |
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Computer for Desktop Publishing Blog
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Posted by Nancy on 2006/01/17 12:54 pm |
| This project was funded successfully with a combination of donations for the project and funds that became available from the LLLI budget. We were able to purchase the computer, making production of all Publications projects flow more smoothly, particularly the full-color issues of NEW... | |
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French LLLI Books to Send to Russia Blog
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Posted by Natalie on 2006/01/11 2:10 pm |
| I would like to thank all the donors for their generosity. I am moving into stage 3 (1 being gathering info, 2 funding) - purchasing and mailing the books to Elena Volkova in St. Petersburg. I will send the update once she receives the books. Thank you very much for you support! | |
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House for nursing mothers homeless from Hurricane Blog
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Posted by ann on 2005/11/20 5:17 pm |
| This next note is from the mom who lived in the safe house. She has recieved the money from latchon.org. Thanks, Ann | |
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Breastfeeding-Friendly Childcare Blog
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Posted by Shannon on 2005/11/20 7:31 am |
| I've been writing more and more for this website; I have many pages put together in Microsoft Word. Once I have the software, I'll be able to just paste the information to the website! | |
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Hirkani's Daughters Blog
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Posted by Rebecca on 2005/11/08 11:37 am |
| This project has been implemented. You can also read about this project under Our Stories at: http://www.latchon.org/stories.htm Hirkani's Daughters As one of the featured authors in this soon to be published La Leche League International book on breastfeeding and work, Viana Maza... | |
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Diversity in Global Sessions Blog
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Posted by Rebecca on 2005/06/28 6:11 pm |
| Two mothers have registered and gotten their plane tickets and are ready to come to the Conference. They are: Regina Rodriguez de Tavares, Dominican Republic and Maria das Gracas de Oliverira, Brasil. Both are very excited about this opportunity to attend an LLLI Conference and contribute to the... | |
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